Nebraska Newspapers

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OMAHA. THURSDAY, MARCH 1C. 1922.
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TWO t'KNTS
High Taxes
Caused by
Negligence
Utirii lriiinforiiird oil Social
and Foonuniic tjui Mum,
Whirl), Iike Top)'. Jut
Crowed."
Bulht proof Vest
Fail to Stop Lead;
Wearer .Year Death
Improvements Are Costly
By PAUL GREER.
U there it any great danger con
fronting democracy, it lint In the
astonishing Utk ti( information
among the people on social and
economic qtirstioits. One of the
trouble with taxation is that few
titixens have paid any attention to
the subject taxes luve hfcit a gorxl
tir like Toil;-, who "ju.-t growed."
During I he period of ititlattd
prosperity, when everyone was nuk
ing good money. im one cared mush
v.hat taxes were. The people voted
bond issue, demanded costly puhlic
improvements, ceased to guard
against pnlilic or private waste, and
paid the bill with scarcely a murmur.
Today, the situation is different. 'J he
l.eople si ill want every modern serv
ice from their government, the most-rp-to-date
schools, road and court
house and kick like a bay steer
at paying for them.
Newspapers Negligent.
The opportunity and the need for
public enlightenment lias found a
'good many newspapers negligent of
their duty. With due fear and
trembling over trampling political
toes, it must be said that in general
republican papers have ignored the
I roblcin and remained silent, while
democratic editors have emitted
tremendous sound, adding con
fusion, but little of a helpful, con
structive nature. T here ts no reason
why any kind of a partisan' should
be afraid to discuss the problem of
public revenue sanely.
The Kearney Hub lias been one
paper that has done this. The
Schuyler Sun is another that with
frets and figures has been thrash
ing the grain from the cliatf. What
I'. L. Carroll, the Coliax county
editor, has donjs affords a shining
example to every organ of informa
tion in Nebraska.
Ten-Year Figures.
Going to the courthouse he dupr
out the figures on taxation for 10
jtars, and showed that there had
been a steady increase in all sub
divisions of the government. He
vent back to the first part of the
rcntury and ascertained the amount
of taxes collected for all purposes
in Colfax county, with the following
results: 1900 $77,890
1910 182.22?
1920 ; ............. 573,07-?
' 1921 606,795
Then he gathered the statistics on
the cost of public schools maintcn-
' ance:
',1911 $109,797
fQ2 216,144
With these and a few other figures
showing that no one locality in the
county had any advantage over the
others, Mr. Carroll was pretty welt
loaded to reply to such outbreaks
as this from his foe in the northern
nd of the county, the editor of the
llowells Journal. .
Editors Cross Pens.
''If we bad the same economical
administration of state affairs that
we were blessed with during the ad
ministrations of ex-Governors Shal-
Tuni to Taice Eight. Column Two.)
Long
Fight
htm York, March IS. Pier
pont Potter, it, donned a bullet
proof vest yesterday and took his
place fmt a wall in the bate
went ol a building occupied by the
United Stain Armorer corporation
to demonstrate th device to pros
pective customer.
Edmund C. McGrath, another
employe, leveled a pistol and fired.
Potter fell, with a dangerous
wound near the heart, and the cus
tomers went away without placing
an order.
Taken to 1 hospital by pobce,
McGrath approached the bed of
the wounded man with tears
streaming down his cheeks.
"It's alt right. Mac." Potter
whispered, grasping his hand. "It
was an accident. You eouldnt
help it.
New Organization
Is Launched by
Eamon De Yalcra
Hayw
ft?
ood Will Return,
Bondsman Declares
Chicago, March 15. William (Big
!iin Haywood, leader of the I. W.
W.. who fled to Russia to escape a
20-year sentence in the penitentiary
for obstructing the efforts of the
United States during the war. will
icturn, despite reports that he is
the bead of a soviet syndicate to de
velop mining fields. Otto Christen
sen, his attorney and one of his
bondsmen, said today. ,
"Haywood promised to return to
this country as soon as his business
in Russia has been completed," said
Mr. Christenscn. "and I believe he
will keep his word. This mining de
velopment plan is nothing new to
me. I have heard of it for months. I
believe th?t the soviet government
suggested it to Haywood as a means
of getting exiles like himself to work,
instead of being forced' to take care
of them."
Anti-Bolshevik Leader
Held on Board Steamship
Vancouver, B. C, March ,15. Gen
Gregorieff Semenoff, Siberian anti
bolshevik leader, will be held on
board the steamer Empress of Rus
sia on which he arrived here last
night until American and Canadian
officials decide as to whether he
would be permitted to land, it was
announced this morning. Final dis
position of the case, it was said,
would be made at a conference to
be held this afternoon.
Prosecution Attorneys
Accept Arbuckle Jury
San Francisco, March 15. Attor
neys for the state announced at 5:30
this afternoon that they accepted the
jnrv as it then stood for the third
trial of Roscoe C (Fatty) Arbuckle,
film comedian, on a manslaughter
charge in connection with the death
of Miss Virginia Rappe, film actress.
The jury contained three women.
Harrington Opposes Body to
Settle Threatened Strike
Springfield, IH., March 15. By A.
P.) Disapproval of the appointment
of a governmental commission to ef
fect a settlement of the threatened
coal strike April 1 was expressed in
a telegram sent to Secretary of Labor
Davis by President Frank Farrington
t the Illinois mine workers today.
i
Republican Association Will
Fight to Secure Internation
al Recognition of Irish
Republic.
By lha Aaaorlated Pfi.
Dublin, March IS. Eamon de
Valera issued a manifesto this eve'
ning launching a new "Irish orgaiv
ization to be called the "Cumann ra
Poblachta," or republican associa
tion, and a.-ked financial and moral
support.
According to the manifesto, the
new organization takes its stand on
the proclamation of the Irish re-
public in Easter week. 1916, and its
ratification in the declaration of in
dependence of January, 1919. Mr. De
Valera signed the manifesto on be-
half of the republican members of
the Dad Eireann, and their standing
committee.
The main objects of the organiza
tion, as stated in the manifesto, are
to secure international recogmtibn
of the Irish republic, to maintain
the undiminished sovereign authority
of the dail and repudiate the pro
posed agreement with Great Britain
as humiliating to the nation and de
structivc to its status and rightful
claims. The new organization will
probably act as the republican party
machine, since the old Sinn Fein or
ganization, the Ard Fheis, .will not
be available for that purpose for
either the republicans or the free
state advocates, owing to the recent
pgreement reached at a meeting of
that organization.
Debate Resumed.
London, March is. Debate on
the Irish free-state treaty was re
sumed in . the house of lords-today.
There had been persistent reports
that the "die hards" would seek to
destroy the treaty by amendments,
but the tone of today's debate gave
little indication of such' tactics.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, one of
the leaders of the "die hards," was
speaker.
To reject the Irish treaty bill, de
clared Lord Lansdowne, would be
to extinguish the only bright ray of
hope now illuminating' a melancholy
and depressing' horizon. His speech
was taken as an indication that the
bill eventually would be ratified.
Postmaster General
Cools Heels in Chicago
Chicago, March 15. A well-dressed
man, unknown to any of the
-clerks in Postmaster Lueders office,
walked into the postmaster's outer
office. - .
"Son, may I see Mr. Lueder?" he
asked a clerk.
"He's busy. Sit down," was the
answer.
The man waited 14 minutes Then:
"Son, do you suppose I could see
Mr. Lueder, now."
"No, he's still talking to a bunch
of clerks," was the reply.
"Well, you take him this card,"
said the stranger.
The clerk looked at the card. On
it was: '
"Dr. Hubert Work, Postmaster
General."
The cerk kicked over several
waste baskets in his rush to tell
Mr- Lueder that it was the new
postmaster ' general who had been
cooling his heels in the outer office.
on Ii'eaty
Abandoned
Opponent Agree to Finul
Vote on Pacific Pact March
21-Vill Limit Speed.,
ei to One Hour.
Jewelry Hidden In
Shoes It Returned
by Honest Cobbler
Prize Winning
Photos Next
Sunday
The Bee Rotogravure
Section offers for next
Sunday a collection of
pictures representing the
best work of Nebraska
and Iowa amateur pho-
tographers during the
last year.
All of the 33 photo
graphs awarded prizes
in The Bee's recent con
test for amateurs will be
reproduced.
They cover in subject
matter almost the whole
field of photographic art
and in their technic il
lustrate the high quality
of pictures being pro
duced by amateur
camera enthusiasts in
the two states.
The Sunday Bee
Amendment Is Defeated
Br The AMrlat4 IroM.
Washington, March lo. Op
ponent of the four-power Pacific
treaty, m the senate today, aban
doned all plans for a prolonged fight
against ratification and accepted a
unanimous consent agreement to lim
it debate and to a final vote on Fri
day, March 24.
The agreement, which was hailed
by administration leaders an a cer
tain indication that ratification is as
sured. m proposed on the senate
floor after a scries of conferences;
among the various senate elements '
and was accepted virtually without t
drljatr I
It provides that no further reser
vations or amendments shall be voted
on until next Tuesday, that speeches
on the treaty shall be limited to one
hour and those on reservations to
30 minutes each, beginning on Wed
nesday, and that final vote shall be
taken without debate as soon as the
senate convenes on the following
Friday.
Amendment Defeated.
Negotiations to bring the ratifica
tion fight' to an end began after the
senate had refused, for the third
time, to amend the treaty so
outside powers would be called into
consultation when any Pacific con
troversy touches their interests. An
amendment for that purpose, in a
form differing slightly from the two
voted down yesterday, was presented
by Senator Hittman, democrat, Ne
vada, and defeated, 28 to 50, with the
division of strength virtually coin
ciding with party lines. ,
Little running debate developed
over the amendment or tne treaty
generally, although late in the day,
Senator Spencer, republican, Mis
souri, a treaty supporter, stirred up
a cross-fire of discussion by assail
ing the "Xo alliance" reservation
of the foreign relations committee.
He declared the treaty made "an
alliance for conference" and that the
reservation constituted a "ridiculous
absurdity." -
Urges Ratification.
In the course of the day ratifica
tion was urged by Senator Ransdell,
democrat, Louisiana; a charge of
"propaganda" 'in favor of the treaty
was made by Senator Pittman, and
an attack on "Irish-American in
fluences against the four-power
pact" was made by Senator Williams,
democrat, Mississippi.
Meantime, also, two new reserva
tions and one more amendment were
offered for later consideration. One
of the reservations was put in by
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia, and embodied the language of
reservation which had been presented
bv Senator Brandegce, republican,
Connecticut, in the foreign relations
committee, but abandoned by him
after a conference with President
Harding.
Ihe other reservation was by sen
ator Shields, democrat, Tennessee,
and would declare the treaty meant
no interference in foreign quarrels.
The amendment offered by Senator
Robinson, democrat, Arkansas,
would pledge the four powers
against secret treaties or understand
ings. It wa3 Senator Brandcgee who
laid the unanimous consent agree
ment before the sedate, with a state
ment that he had been prompted to
prepare it because several demo
cratic snators had come to him with
the suggestions.
"It is refreshing to find that
there still art houent persons in
the world," quoth Mrs. E. O.
lUbernroh, 2140 South Thirty,
fifth avenue yesterday,
Tuesday morning her husband
took a pair of hi summer shoe
from a clotet to the Miiio shot
rejuir shop, Fifteenth and Harney
streets. Ji did not know that hi
wife used the shoes at a hiding
place for $700 worth of diamond
rings. When Mrs. Hsberstroh
found the shoe were gone, she
rushed frantically to the ahoe ihop
where the proprietor promptly re
turned the rings to her.
New Differences
Develop Over
Soldier Bonus
Republican Leaders Differ as
to Method of Calling Up
Hill Await Return of
(Jillctt.
Harding in St. Augustine; to
Start for Capital Friday
St. Augustine, Fla., March 15.
(By A. P.) Arriving here early to
day by train from Palm Beach,
President Harding and his party
planned to make a final two-days'
stay here before leaving Friday for
the return trip to Washington. The
president wound up his houseboat
cruise at Palm Beach yesterday, put
ting in a day of golf and other recre
ation there before boarding the train
for St. Augustine.
Invitations have been accepted by
the president and Mrs. Harding, to
be the honor guests at a public re
ception to be given at the Ponce
de Leon hotel here tonight, for which
about 1,500 invitations have been
sent out. It will be the first public
function they have attended during
the vacation period.
Major Part of Rail Man's
Estate Left to Widow
Joliet, 111., March 15. The will of
Col.- John Lambert, railroad and
steel official and financier, was filed
in probate court here today. The
will disposes of $1,250,000 in cash
legacies besides personal property
and art treasures said to be worth
at least $1,000,000.
The major portion of Col. Lam
bert's estate was left to his widow
and daughter, who were given $140,
000 each, besides all household goods
and small properties in Joliet and
Pasadena, CaL, where he made his
winter home.
American Relief Vessel
Aground South, of Odessa
Constantinople, March 15. The
American relief administration food
ship, Western Glen, has been
aground since last night on the beach
2; miles south of Odessa. It is re
ported the vessel is not damaged.
Deputy Rondoni, chief of the
Italian Red Cross in southern Rus
sia, in an appeal to all civilized na
tions to aid in feeding Russia, paid
a tribute to the rapidity with which
American grain is being distributed
in the famine reeions.
Washington, March 16. There de
veloped today a difference among re
publican leaders in the house as to
the method of calling up the soldiers'
bonus bill on the floor. One group
still favored consideration next Mon
day under a suspension of the rules,
which would cut off all amendments,
while another held the opinion that
delay in action would be preferable,
On all sides it was stated that
decision would await the return Sat
urday of Speaker Gillett, who is in
Honda with President Harding,
Meantime there was speculation
among house members as to whether
the speaker would entertain a mo
tion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill.
Chairman Fordncv of the ways and
means committee disclosed that he
had been informed by Mr. Gillett
before the speaker left Washington
that he had better not depend en
tirely on a suspension ol rules as
the procedure for getting the bill
before the house. Since he has been
in Florida the speaker has indicated
that he might not entertain a motion
for this purpose, because of what he
rccards as the importance of the
bonus measure.
"Unusual" to Refuse.
Representative Mondcll, Wyom
ing, the republican leader, said today
it would be "rather unusual" for the
speaker to refuse to entertain suco
a motion if a majority of the house
desired consideration of the bill
under such a plan. He added that
it was his judgment that a majority
did so desire.
Representative Garner, Texas, the
ranking democrat on the ways ani
means committee, declared that if
Sneaker Gillett were "persistent
atfainst the oassaae of the biH he
has the power in his office o pre
vpnt its consideration."
In the discussion in house cloak
rooms and) corridors some of those
advocating consideration of the bill
under a suspension of the rules ad
vanced the argument that to take it
up under a special rule might result
in comolications. They said there
was the possibility of . a motion to
recommit it with instructions to the
committee to reinsert the cash bonus
feature and provide for an excess
profits tax to finance it. Some con
tended that such a motion probably
would prevail. '
, May Consult Harding.
Those counseling delay beyond
next Monday think that before the
house acts there should be an in
formal conference by house leaders
with President Harding, particularly
in view of the action of the ways and
means committee in voting . to re
port out the bill within 10 minutes
after Secretary Mellon and Comp
troller of Currency Crissinger hao
appeared bv invitation and opposed
the bank loan section of the ad
justed service certificate option.
Their idea is that after this confer
ence the house republicans could
have a party conference at which
there could be an agreement to re
ject all amendments except such as
the. majority might agree upon.
It was indicated in some quarters
that the president's view would be
sought by some house leaders imme
diately after his return from Florida,
Saturday. There also is be a con
ference with Speaker Gillett on that
day and many members of the house
are of the opinion he will be able to
gio first-hand information as to how
the president regards the bill in its
present form and also whether he
looks with favor on the- plan to put
it through under a suspension of the
rules.
Senate Extends Austrian
Loan for Famine 23 Years
Washington, March 15. The re
solution of Senator Lodge, republi
can, Massachussetts, extending for
25 years the loan of $50,000,000 made
to Austria for famine relief, was
adopted unanimously today by the
senate and sent ,to the house.
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Airplane mail, service enabled The Bee yesterday to make a new record in brineine photographs of the
$10,000,000 Chicago fire to Omaha. Atlantic and Pacific photo service camera men took the pictures at 2
yesterday morning and rushed them to Omaha by airplane mail. They arrived here in time for publication in
afternoon editions, going to press just 12 hours later. Never before has an Omaha newspaper been able to
so serve its readers with pictures from an outside point.
Slain Circus Man
Wrote of Wife's
Vttempt to Kill
Letter to Sister Stated He In
tended to Cut Spouse Off
With $1 in
Will.
Have You
Told Bee
Readers
About That
House You
Have
For Sale? ,
17th and Farnam
ATlantic 1000
Riverside. N. J., March 15.
Countv authorities today were in
possession of the letter said to have
been written by John 1. Urunen,
circus propriety, slain at his home
last rnuav. in which he told ot tne
alleged attempt on his life by his
wife, Mrs. Doris Brunei), and of his
mention ot making a will cutting
cr off with one dollar. He said that
he had been living in fear of his
life and expressed the belief that he
was . "beiag framed" by his own
household.
The letter, dated February 20, was
addressed to Brunen's sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jaesche, of Gary, 111., and
was turned over to tne autnorities
by her yesterday after she had at
tended her brother's funeral. Prose
cutor Johnathan Kelsey said that as
result of the letter one arrest and
possibly more would be made today.
"I think iJotv (Mrs. urunen) is
figuring to do away with me," said
the letter. "She wants to get money,
for all she cares for is a good time."
Mrs. Taesche expressed the beliet
that her brother had been killed by
lured assassins.
"And," she declared, "I think I
know who hired thein and why."
Harry Mohr of Pittsburgh, brother
of Mrs. Bfurien, declared that aside
from occasional "little family squab
bles" the circus man's home life ap
peared to be happy. '
Brunen's estate is estimated to hi
worth more than $100,000, exclusive
of . life insurance. .
Textile Strikers Aroused,
Samuel Gompers Declares
Washington, -March 15. New
England textile workers are "aroused
as I have never seen them aroused
before," Samuel .Gompers, president
of the American Federation of La
bor stated today, upon his ' return
from strike centers of the industry
there. He asserted that the mill
workers are "fighting - to - the last
ditch" against an attempt by the em
ployers, through' wage reductions,- to,
drag them down to the miserable
conditions of the southern mill
hands." .
"A 20 per cent reduction in the
possible $17 a week wage in New
England," Mr. Gompers said, "would
take $3.40 out of each pay envelope
each week and with it would go what
little pleasure and joy, there is inj
life, as well as some of the direct)
necessities.'' t
Policeman Climbs
Pole to Rescue Cat
Chicago, March IS. Patrolman
Robert Doyle last night climbed a
slender 50-foot flagpole to rescue
a homeless black kitten from a
self-imposed three-day fast.
. The kitten sought refuge at the
top of the pole last Sunday, and
was then afraid to leave the gilt
ball at the top for the return jour
ney. For three days it filled the
air with hungry wails, until Doyle
went to the rescue. -Policemen at
Englewood station adopted - the
kitten. -
Requisition Denied
for Blotcky Return
Sacramento, Cal., March 15. -Governor
W. D. Stephens refused yester
day to grant the request of Nebraska
authorities for the extradition of A.
G. Blotcky charged with embezzle
ment of approximately $10,000 from
the American State bank at Lin
colh, Neb., by making alleged false
statements concerning the cre.dit of
the Lincoln Public Markets com
pany. ' '
Extradition was denied on the
showing made by Blotcky that he
was not in the county in which the
alleged act. was committed at the
time and further that the act did not
constitute a public offense under the
laws of Nebraska. ; Officials of the
governor's office also stated there
was some evidence of lack of good
faith on the part of the complain
ants. '".'.' -
Issue of U. S. Treasury
Certificates Oversubscribed
Washington, March . Over
subscription of the -Treasury's latest
offering of one year 4 1-4 per cent
certificates of indebtedness, dated
March 15, was announced by Secre
tary Mellon. Preliminary reports, he
said, indicate that total subscriptions
aggregate about $600,000,000 for the
issue, which was for about $u,-
000,000. - -
Mr. Mellon also announced the
closing of subscription books for the
four-year 4 1-4 per cent Treasury
notes dated today, which were offered
only lin exchange for 4 3-4 per cent
Victory notes. '
Chief of Latin-American
Affairs Resigns Office
Washington, March 15.--Secretary
Hughes accepted the resignation of
Sumner Wells, chief of the division
of Latin-American " affairs in the
State department, who served his
connection with the diplomatic serv
ice to enter business. ' .
'Mr. Wells was appointed a diplo
matic secretary in 1915 and served
at the embassies at Tokio and Buenos
Aires. He was born in New-York
rity in 1882 and is a graduate of
Harvard.
Lady Alice White
Slain by Robber
in London Hotel
During Brief Period of Con
sciousness After Attack
Says.. Burglar Entered
Room by. Window.
London, March 15.-( By A. P.)'
Lady Alice White, who was found
unconscious in her room in a Lon
don hotel yesterday morning, died
this morning at 3 o'clock. A burglar
is believed to have inflicted the fatal
injury. A fracture of the skull
caused death.
The morning newspapers say that
Lady Alice White regained her
faculties for a brief period last night,
and asserted that a burglar entered
her room through a window and
struck her.
A woman occupying a room ad
joining that of Lady White said she
heard a scream after Lady White re
tired Monday evening, but she did
not know whether it came from the
hotel or the street. The assumption is
that Lady White shouted for help,
whereupon the intruder struck her
on the head and escaped.
"Dirt Farmer" Candidate
Makes Visit to Omaha
George A. Williams of Fairmont,
a candidate for the republican nom
ination, for secretary of state,
iV spending a few days in Omaha
in the interest of his campaign.
Mr. Williams is a "dirt farmer"
who has found considerable time for
public service in the last few years.
He was a member of the - legisla
ture in 1919 and 1921, being chair
man of the committee on committees
and the committee on revenue and
taxation in the latter year.
He had an active part in framing
the good roads legislation of 1919
and was one of a half dozen lead
ers in the lower legislative house in
both years.
One Killed, Many Injured
Chiirftio, March l. - A iuctjcu
l.ir eaily iiiiuiiitig tirr, ktartnii; at
1 . . in. today, drstroyrd a full Niuure
of hniinei luililiiiK just (tiit side
Chicago' "Looir di-trirt. with a
Ion e wimaird at irutn StO.Ouo.ooo to
$l5.(Ki0,(ittl. The die Marled in the
cnicr of the block boundi-d bv
Van liumi. Canal ami (liuton
Mrect and West Jackson boulevard
of unknown origin, ltinud cM
striKtme in that area, leaped north
arros Jarkson anil wrecked the 21
Mory Chicago, HiirliiiKton 8t Quiiicy
railroad's enteral oilice building,
which also boio the Mercantile
Trtnt and Saving bank, and, under
burden of a strong wu".. 'uppct
over Van lJuicu Mrect, southward,
and burned nearly through another
block to Harrison street.
The dallies were not brought tin
der control until nearly S o'clocj;.
and even then firemen were fighting
a dozen different fires and others
broke out intermittently as the wind
wafted sparks about.
One Fireman Killed.
! One fireman was killed, another
teriously injured, 10 or more slightly
hurt and an unknown number of the '
100,01)0 spectators who thronged the
burning district slightly hurt by
falling bricks, burning timbers or
sparks.
The fire for a time threatened to
assume virtually unlimited jiropov-.
tions and every piece of lire-fighting
apparatus within five miles wa
called out in a series of 10 alarms.
"The rapidity with which the fire
spread was astounding," Marshal
Buckley, assistant fire chief, said.
"The fire actually seemed to run
from us."
That the original blaze from which
the conflagration grew possibly was
of incendiary origin was the state
ment of Shirley P. High, city fire at
torney, who early today announced
the arrest of an unnamed man on in
formation supplied by II. T. Schiff.
president of the Confectionery Spe-'
cialty company, at 521 West Jackson
boulevard, where the fire started.
Series of Threats.
Mr. High refused to divulge the
name of the man arrested, but said
he was being questioned regarding
threatening letters' Mr. SchitT said '
the man, a former employe, had sent
to him.
Mr. Schifif told Mr. High the man
was discharged when he became in
censed over refusal to permit him to
purchase stock in the company and
within the past two months had
made a series of threats.
After being questioned for several
hours, the man arrested in connec
tion with the incendiary theory, was
released.
Mr. High summoned several of his .
aides while the fire was at its height,
and said an investigation would be
begun immediately. He placed the
total loss at from $10,000,000 to $15.
000.000. Traversing the main burned area,
the Metropolitan West Side Elevated
line today was seriously handicapped
in delivering its thousands of patrons
to the downtown district, as was the
Aurora and Elgin Electric Interur-
(Torn to Pnre Two, Column Three.)
Girl Robbed of $6,600
in Crowds of New York
The Weather
Forecast. '
Thursday fair; not much change
in' temperature. "
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Xew York, March 15. Operating
on a street so crowded as to in
terfere with the actions of a de
tective less than 50 feet distant, a
lone bandit in daylight yesterday
held up Miss Rac Abel, a girl cashier,
on Third avenue near 123d street
and escaped in a taxicab -with a
$6.fi00 payroll.
The girl, employed by Deutsh
Brothers, Harlem furniture dealers,
was returning in her employers' car
from a bank. As she alighted, tin
robber sprang from a taxicab in
which he had been following her.
seized her by the throat so that sh
could make no outcry, and twisted
her arm to make her drop the bun
dle of money.
The girl held on and breaking the
man's hold on her throat, called to
her chauffeur for assistance. -
Meanwhile, Detective Michael
Murphy, standing directly across the
street, tried to force his way through
the traffic. Seeing the robber about
to break away from the girl, he fired.
The girl, thinking the shot came
from the robber's confederate in the
taxi, for a second released her grip
and the highwayman darted into the
waiting cab with the. money. In a
moment he was lost in the traffic
Governor of Illinois
Asks for Change of Venue
Springfield, 111., -March IS. -Asserting
that Judge E. S. Smith of
the Sangamon county circuit court
is prejudiced against him. Governor
Len Small today filed a petition for
a change of venue of the suit for ac
counting filed against him by Attor
ney General Brundage, calling- upon
the governor to give an account of
his record as state treasurer from
1917 to 1919.
Compromise Agreement
Reached on If arm Aid Bill
Washington. Xfarrli l.iA mm.
promise appropriation of $1,500,000
for federal aid to farmers in pur
chasing seed grain, was agreed to
by senate and house conferees on
the MrCumber bill as a substitute for
the SS.000.000 annrnnriatinn nrn-
posed by the senate and $1, 000,000
by the house. Final action on the
bill, however, went over.